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FabFilter summer sale: 25% off all plug-in bundles until 1 August
23 Jul 2017 · FabFilter are taking a substantial 25% off their their bundles for the rest of July - if you've held off buying into their gear because of the price, this offer might nudge you over the edge.
ART TubeMix ships from mid-August: a 5-channel mixer with tube preamps
23 Jul 2017 · What's a TubeMix? This is ART's compact five-channel mixer featuring two tube microphone/instrument preamps and a built-in USB audio interface. Wooden sides and VU meters asidе, it's a rather no-frills ...
Order a Shure SM58 in your favourite colour via Colorware
22 Jul 2017 · If you ever wanted to inject a dose of personality in your trusty Shure SM58, you now have the opportunity to choose the color of the mic and windshield yourself, thanks to the master colorists at Colorware!
HoRNet Tape plug-in: four tape machines in one for that vintage vibe
20 Jul 2017 · HoRNet thinks your digital recordings sorely lack the distinct hiss, flutter, and warm musical saturation of magnetic tape. Tape is another but intriguing cure for this problem...
PreSonus AudioBox 96 Studio: a $199 recording bundle with a full-blown DAW
20 Jul 2017 · Yet another all-in bundle of DAW, interface, condenser mic and headphones! Not the first, but the best value package of its ilk we've seen yet! Here's why PreSonus AudioBox 96 Studio is killer value for money.
Logic Pro X 10.3.2 update: three new Drummers and many improvements
20 Jul 2017 · Now at version 10.3.2, the $200 Mac-only DAW grows with the addition of three new Drummers, new ready-made Drummer loops, several improvements to Alchemy, the Touch Bar, and tons of fixes and improvements!
FL Studio 12.5 embraces touch screen performance
17 Jul 2017 · The 12.5 update to Image Line's FL Studio DAW is upon us which includes a keyboard and pad matrix virtual MIDI controllers for touch-screen playing and performance - and lots more.
Free plug-ins this week: a delay, synthesizer, and three more useful tools!
16 Jul 2017 · Ready for the best free plug-ins this week? There's a delay, a compressor, a Korg-style synth, a console emulation and a tape saturation effect - phew!
Summer NAMM 2017: Universal Audio OX Amp Top Box
14 Jul 2017 · On paper, the OX has the answer to many recording issues associated with getting a good valve amp sound without damaging your gearing or your amp. And it supports Wi-Fi!
Pyramix 11 brings audio network management and immersive audio
14 Jul 2017 · Pyramix 11 embraces the AES67 audio network standard and brings device management together under ANEMAN. Other highlights include Bcom immersive plug-in integration and Windows 10/Creator support
Groove Engine: Desktop MIDI and CV 16 channel step sequencer
13 Jul 2017 · Dax and Winston are looking to crowd fund the Groove Engine. 16 tracks of 16 step sequencing for MIDI and CV in a tabletop console with beautiful RGB pads for a stunning price. But how real is it?
Mackie refreshes MR studio monitors with ‘Acoustic Space Control’
12 Jul 2017 · Mackie has overhauled its MR studio monitors, stressing features designed to adapt speaker performance to less-than-optimal acoustic spaces. But are these a great advance over other monitors like JBL's LSR ...
BandLab unveils Link, 3 cheap, compact on-the-go audio interfaces
11 Jul 2017 · BandLab, the online platform for collaborative music making, is launching three no-frills audio in/out boxes designed for "plug in and go" operation with both computers and smartphones. And they're cheap, too.
Synergy R1 by Audified: a DAW-controlled hardware reverb and saturation unit
11 Jul 2017 · Audified has created a new hardware reverb/saturator and software controller combination – the Synergy R1. It features seven types of reverb algorithms, paired with three analog saturation modes...
Tokyo Dawn Records releases TDR Limiter 6 GE toolkit for Windows and macOS
07 Jul 2017 · Tokyo Dawn Records has released the TDR Limiter 6 Gentleman's Edition - "a modern dynamics compression and limiting toolkit". It consists of a compressor, clipper, high frequency limiter, output protection ...
Sonnox releases slick new Oxford Dynamic EQ plug-in
06 Jul 2017 · Fans of Sonnox's Oxford series of virtual studio gear plug-ins are in for a treat! The plug-in maker introduced a new dynamic equalizer that's soon to arrive in your DAW. The Oxford Dynamic EQ looks slick ...
Get a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator when you purchase a UA 6716 channel strip!
05 Jul 2017 · Universal Audio are running a sweet promotion for big spenders. If you purchased the UA 6176 channel strip recently, or buy one until September 30, you will receive a free UAD-2 Quad DSP Accelerator!
Classic Machines: vintage drum machines for Cubasis 2.2
04 Jul 2017 · Steinberg's Cubasis for iOS get's an update to version 2.2 which introduceds in-app purchasing and a bundle of 10 Classic Machines 80's drum machine legends. It's also half price for a couple of weeks.
Acustica adds Dreamware reverb to its Ebony analogue gear sims
04 Jul 2017 · Acustica Audio has added the Dreamware reverb to its Ebony channel strip, a reasonably priced collection of simulated "rare" analog gear. And there's been some under-the-hood upgrades, too...
Zvuk9: Expressive, grid based MIDI controller for hand shaping sound
04 Jul 2017 · Inspired by a Hang drum the Zvuk9 is a 9 pad grid of MIDI control and parameter manipulation. Offering touch position, note, velocity, aftertouch and movement mapping to whatever you want to control.
Octatrack MKII performance sampler announced by Elektron
29 Jun 2017 · Last night's leak foretold this morning's announcement of a new and updated Octatrack MKII. Seems like it might be more cosmetic than anything else and Elektron say it won't come with Overbridge.
oeksound soothe: a self-adjusting dynamic EQ for crushing problem frequencies
27 Jun 2017 · soothe lets you take advantage of a proprietary algorithm that automatically cleans up audio, suppresses unpleasant resonances, and engages only when appropriate. Sounds almost too good to be true!